The Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has reiterated the resolve of the New Patriotic Party government under the leadership of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to implement policies and programmes designed to alleviate the hardships faced by the ordinary Ghanaian.
While acknowledging that the needs of all human beings are insatiable, Vice President Bawumia insists that the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has done more to mitigate the effects of any difficulties affecting Ghanaians since it assumed office 20 months ago, more than what its predecessor did in 8 years of office.
“Although as humans, we will continuously have needs, and thus keep expressing concerns of greater desires and pains, what is refreshing is that today, Teacher Trainees are receiving their allowances. Nursing trainees are receiving their allowances. BECE candidates have their registration fees paid for them. We have doubled the Capitation Grant; 100,000 unemployed graduates are now under NABCO.
“Dumsor (rolling black outs) is not killing people’s businesses. Electricity tariffs have been reduced for us. About 17 or so taxes have either been reduced or abolished. There is no freeze on public sector employment. We have fertiliser subsidies under Planting for Food and Jobs.
“These are things that did not exist before we came into government, and if we had not addressed them, they were going to compound the hardships on all Ghanaians.
“While doing all these we equally acknowledge the fact that we have not solved all of Ghana’s problems. Significant amount of challenges still abound that ought to be tackled with speed. But the good thing is that, with what we have done we are confident that by the Grace of God we will surely get there.
“So we have done tangible things to reduce the hardships on Ghanaians. We can point to them. Today the NDC is going around saying that there are hardships. So what we want to ask them, and I want to challenge them, a simple challenge: tell us what you have done in your last 8 years of government. Tell us the social interventions you brought in to reduce the hardships of Ghanaians.”
The Vice President, who was giving brief remarks at the 2018 joint Annual Dinner and Dance of the United Kingdom branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Young Executives Forum (YEF) on Saturday 20th October, 2018, said the NPP, under President Nana Akufo-Addo, has a record to be proud of, and urged Ghanaians to do a dispassionate analysis of any interventions introduced by the immediate past government, which had 8 years, and that of the currently 20 month-old government.
“It is a simple challenge. Tell us the social interventions that the NDC brought to reduce the hardships on Ghanaians. If you ask me, I will tell you what Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has done in 20 months. I will tell you about Free SHS, I will tell you about teacher training allowances, I will tell you about nursing training allowances, I will tell you about Capitation Grant. I will tell you about reductions in electricity prices. I will tell you about NABCO that will provide a hundred thousand jobs to graduates, I will talk to you about reductions in taxes.
“If you ask me, I will tell you we have increased the portion of the District Assembly Common Fund for Persons with Disabilities from 2% to 3%, we have expanded the School Feeding Programme from 1.6 million to 2.1 million, we have expanded LEAP to cover an additional 150,000 people, and we are paying the BECE examination registration for students"
“This is some of what we have done in 20 months. Please tell us, what social interventions did you (NDC) introduce in 8 years to reduce the hardships on Ghanaians? It’s a simple challenge. They may take a long time to answer, but we’re waiting. We have time.”
The Vice President assured that government was well on course in its determination to implement policies and programmes designed to formalise and modernise the Ghanaian economy, adding, “There are exciting times ahead for Ghana.
“Ladies and gentlemen, my assurance to you and all Ghanaians, is that your economy is in safe hands and there’s more to come under the visionary leadership of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Let’s work together as a country to make it happen.”
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Hmmm i think its better we defined social intervention. Social Intervention Programs are activities by government, social agencies and volunteers designed to change and improve the social situation of individuals, groups and community, strengthen social bonds and encourage internalization of social control. Now tell us what u mean
The following social interventions must have impacted the lives of Ghanaians: 1. New School Blocks which the NPP is boasting about and using to house double track and partially free SHS students. 2. Health facilities across the country including the Legon Health Center which has to take protests unpon protests for NPP to shamefully claim they have opened though reliably the hospital is still not open for patients. 3. Airport terminal 3 which they (NPP) cannot still master courage to commission though international travelers have commended the past govt for such monumental project. Or Bawumia and Nana still use terminal 2 so they have niot seen it. Hhhhhmmmmm. why am i even wasting my time......
Social intervention for npp means appointing 110 ministers and father in-law as an ambassador while majority of ghanaians cannot make ends meet. social intervention means second lady travelling with 21 delegates for conference for only two people. social intervention means distributing expired foods as relief items.
if by social intervention, bawumia means feeding maggot-infested food to students and distributing expired goods, NDC, a mes.s as they are, are way too good for that. you changed the name of NYEP to NABCO but have not found placement for any. you claim trained teachers need to sit exams for certificate but NABCO beneficiaries with no teacher training can teach right away. you made noise about a special prosecutor unless to refuse him funding because you are now afraid but i don't blame you bawumia. u still think you are vice president. ghana knows better and u will be the last to know.
Why can' t you all answer a SIMPLE QUESTION the VP asked but beat about the ***barred word*** in insults, rubbish, ***barred word*** and disrespect? If you have the answer tell us. That will shut him down simple! But if you cannot answer him then he is right and truthful. So far your responses have proved him right so top your ***barred word***! His question is as simple as 1+1=? Your responses are like "Well, there is 1 in 12 and there is 1 in 13 so which 1 are you talking about? What is in your brains?
IN FACT, IT IS SAD BAWUMIA PLAYING WITH HIS OFFICE. IT IS SAD TO DESCRIBE A SITING VICE PRESIDENT AS LIAR? BAWUMIA PLS YOU ARE OCCUPYING A VERY SENSITIVE OFFICE AND SO STOP JOKING WITH THAT OFFICE CORRECT?? DO NT BE RESPONDING TO MAHAMA SINCE U HAVE FAMILY ISSUE WITH HIM. AM SAD TO SAY YOU ARE THE WORST EVER SITING VICE PRESIDENT THAT WILL BE REMEMBERED AS ARROGANT PERSON. PEOPLE ALSO SAID U DON'T HAVE ANY CREDIBILITY WHICH IS ALSO SAD IN DEED PLS COPY FROM THE PAST OFFICE U ARE HOLDING NOW.
FARAK DONT WRITE ROB BISH JUST NAME YOUR SOCIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. A STRAIGHT FORWARD QUESTION NEEDS A STRAIGHT FORWARD ANSWER.
Is there any government which doesn't roll out social intervention program? Even Iddi Amin had some social intervention programs. Please, Mr Bawumia, those so called social interventions are what you inherited from the past government. Every government which comes to power ties to improve on them. That's what you just did. There's nothing new in your government. Why didn't you mention the expired food you distributed? If your so called social interventions are relieving the citizens of hardship, why are those same people complaining of hardship, which your boss the Excellency the President has admitted, which you have denied that things are okay. Who's running the country, you Bawumia or Naana Addo. You seem to know better than your boss. So now, since the dollar has defeated your fundamentals, you're taking cover with the social intervention argument.Businesses are collapsing and you say they are growing. Importers are bitterly complaining, and you say they are fake importers. What kind of politician are you.
NDC please answer....
SEE WHO IS TALKING! MR. EXPIRING DATE. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA AKA NADMO DISTRIBUTOR.